Tropical foliage

A low growing plant with a spreading growth habit. A fantastic ground cover which will gently spill out over garden edges or containers. Quite hardy once established. Will grown in areas where there is already a lot of roots from surrounding plants.

A wonderfully pinstriped aglaonema hybrid with bright pink stems. A fantastic indoor pot plant or understory plant in warm protected gardens. As and indoor plant, it will do well in poorly lit areas and is a great plant for removing toxins from the air.

A heavily speckled aglaonema hybrid with with bright pink midribs. A fantastic indoor pot plant or understory plant in warm protected gardens. As an indoor plant, it will do well in poorly lit areas and is a great plant for removing toxins from the air.

A truly fantastic Chinese Evergreen with dark green leaves with white veins and white speckles all over. The white parts usually have a pink blush when the leaves are new. A fantastic indoor pot plant or understory plant in warm protected gardens.

An aglaonema hybrid with dark green leaves with silvery veins and and thin pink edges. A fantastic indoor pot plant or understory plant in warm protected gardens. As an indoor plant, it will do well in poorly lit areas.

An unusual and fascinating plant which will have one giant divided leaf atop a mottled fleshy stem. After a few years, it will produce large flowers that emerge from the ground. The name is due to the bulbils that develop on the leaves in Autumn.

A wonderful, drought tolerant plant with long green leaves with slightly rippled or wavy edges. A fantastic pot plant or feature plant as well as an under-story filler in between larger trees and shrubs.

A very attractive evergreen clumping plant with green needle-like leaves. Drought-resistant plant that needs little care and looks bright green all year long. Looks great in hanging baskets, containers or as a groundcover. Ideal for coastal gardens.

A very hardy indoor plant, suitable for indoor pots or shady spots in the garden. It has quite a big root system which is what makes it particularly tough and drought tolerant. Competes well in areas with high competition, ie around palms and bamboo.

An attractive calathea with a striped feather-like pattern on the leaves with purple undersides. A popular indoor plant, which also makes a fantastic filler plant to brighten up shady spots in the garden.

The beautifully patterned glossy leaves and clumping growth habit make this a great under-story filler. Also makes a great indoor plant. Best planted in moist shady gardens with good protection. Part shade / shade. Typical height: 30cm.

A hardy calathea with a thick foliage and tight clumping growth habit make this a great under-story filler. Best planted in moist, shady gardens with good protection. Also makes a great indoor pot plant.

A stunning calathea with pink stripes on the leaves. A popular indoor plant, which also makes a fantastic filler plant to brighten up shady spots in the garden. As the plant matures, the stripes tend to become more white.

A rare and particularly stunning foliage plant with broad green foliage and vibrant orange-hued petioles and leaf midribs. The bright orange colour remains year-round and really illuminates the center of each plant, and hence its name 'Fire Flash'.

A perennial plant that produces large corms underground. The corms, leaves and stems can be eaten if cooked. ALL parts of the plants are toxic if eaten uncooked. An important stable food in many parts of the tropics.

An absolutely stunning cordyline with glossy dark purple, almost black leaves. A beautiful addition to any tropical garden. Grows well indoors or on verandas as well as in shady spots in the garden. A great accent plant.

A great colour contrasting cordyline with shades of dark green, brown, orange and deep red. Great accent plant in tropical gardens. Can be trimmed into a hedge or border if desired. Can grow in full sun but likes a bit of protection from the hottest sun.

A popular cordyline with bright green and lime green variegations and hot pink edges. When mass planted, the Cordyline 'Kiwi' is sure to brighten up the garden. Grows best in part shade and is also well suited as indoor potted specimens.

A multi-stemmed shrub with whorls of strappy green and yellow variegated leaves. A very adaptable plant which can be grown in full sun outdoors, or in lower light levels indoors. A fantastic accent plant in tropical gardens. Hardy indoor pot plant.

A multi-stemmed shrub with whorls of strappy lime green / dark green variegated leaves. A very adaptable plant which can be grown in full sun outdoors, or in lower light levels indoors. A fantastic accent plant in tropical gardens. Hardy indoor pot plant.

Despite its name, this plant actually has no relation to bamboo. It is however a fantastic plant for growing indoors or on patios and verandas if you want to achieve a bit of the bamboo look. Cut stems can easily be grown in just water.

A slow-growing and hardy Dracaena with bamboo-like stems and glossy leaves with yellow spots which age to white as the plant matures. A really fantastic indoor or patio pot plant, or planted in the garden in a shady spot.

A slow-growing and hardy Dracaena with bamboo-like stems and glossy leaves that produce creamy yellow spots in the summer. A really fantastic indoor or patio pot plant, or planted in the garden in a shady spot.

A perennial with flat, fan-like arrangement of leaves with small star shaped speckled flowers. Grows well in moist, well drained positions in full sun. The rhizomes have important medicinal properties which have been traditionally used in China.

An attractive ground cover or pot plant. A clumping growth habit with long strappy arching leaves. Flowers during Spring and Summer. Even if its not in flower, the dark green foliage makes for very elegant displays.

The Asian Pitcher Plant is by far one of the most ostentatious carnivorous plant. The large colourful traps hang down making it a great candidate for a brightly lit window sill, hanging basket, or planted in a stump in the garden.

A compact plant with short stems covered by heart-shaped, deeply ridged leaves. In summer, you will see a mass of slender upright flower spikes. The Emerald Ripple peperomia is a fantastic house plant - great centrepiece on on table, window sill, etc.

A hardy and robust philodendron with thick glossy green leaves. The short fat stem is barely visible and provides the plants with a strong upright growth habit. This philodendron is an excellent low maintenance under-storey filler or indoor pot plant.

A beautiful compact and easy to grow philodendron that stays in low growing bushy 'shrubs'. Will not climb like so many other Philodendrons. Great ground cover or pot plant for heavily shaded areas. Great plant for creating 'green walls'.

A fantastically bright, almost fluorescent green philodendron with a low clumping growth habit. A great colour contrast plant for shady spots in the garden. Best in positions where there is no direct sun. Dappled sun or very early morning sun is ok.

Quite a large leafed philodendron with a slow climbing habit. New emerging leaves tend to be bright red, almost copper coloured, maturing to a deep burgundy and then finally to a very dark green. Makes great indoor plant displays.

An easy to grow and cold tolerant philodendron with a slow climbing tendency. Stems and new emerging leaves are bright red which darken as they get older. If allowed to grow up a tree trunk or palm, it will add a fantastic rainforest feel to your garden.

A very rare and unusual philodendron with silver, almost metallic-looking foliage. Has a strong climbing habit, so needs a post, log, trellis, or tree to grow on. Makes great indoor displays or window plant.

This plant creates a tropical feel in any garden. Lush, compact, tidy growth with glossy lobed leaves. Great as an understory filler or mass planted in feature gardens or borders. Grows well in pots, provided they are positioned in bright, well lit areas.

Bring the the deep tropical rainforest look to your backyard. Attach to any tree, log, palm or wall. We sell these in pots. Remove pot and tease out the roots, then use a wide strap or strip of shadecloth to tie to tree or log.

Clusters of highly fragrant showy white flowers rise from clusters of grass like clumps during summer and autumn. Very popular among florists as cut flowers, traditionally used in wedding bouquets. Can be grown in garden or in pots in full sun.

A 'Mother-in-Law's Tongue' cultivar with short stiff compact leaves which are silvery green and heavily banded with yellow. Very hardy ground cover plants or indoor potted specimen. Requires very little maintenance and grows very well in shade.

A very popular indoor pot plant grown for its lush dark green foliage and showy white flowers. A good indoor plant or office plant, capable of removing toxins from the air. Grows easily in garden beds in filtered light.

A fairly easy to grow landscaping plant and ornamental pot plant. Grows best in well drained soil in partly shaded positions. Will flower almost year-round in warm climates. May die down during winter in cool climates.

The Nicolai is the large form of the common 'Bird of Paradise'. Nicolai wil grow to about 6m tall, and is very hardy and reasonably drought tolerant. Great as a two-storey screening plant in suburban gardens.

A well known Aussie garden favourite. A very hardy plant that produces the easily identifiable flowers. Tolerates full sun to part shade and copes well in areas with lots of competition from surrounding plants (ie. around palms and bamboo).

Brighten up dull corners of your garden with this dramatically coloured Stromanthe. Dark green leaves with white variegations and pink undersides of the leaves. A great landscaping plant or indoor pot plant.

A great under-story filler plant in tropical gardens. Large light green leaves and masses of small orange bracts produced during summer and autumn. In Peru and Equador, the leaves are often used to wrap food in cooking.

The vanilla vine is actually a climbing orchid which produces the valuable vanilla pods. Quite large green/yellow flowers are produced which must be hand pollinated in order for them to produce the vanilla pods.

A wonderful pot plant or under-story filler with large dark green leaves with black veins on the back. The stems are dark purple/black with a white residue covering.
The plant is often cultivated for its edible roots and leaves in parts of the tropics.

A small plant with grassy looking strappy foliage which produces flowers during Spring right through to Autumn. It oftens tends to produce new flower after a good rain - hence the name. Great for borders or mass plantings. Can also be grown in pots.